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Religion: Islam What is Primary Religion?

Population of Adherents

1,933,034,000

% of World Population

24.4 %

People Groups

4,041

Unreached Groups

3,492 (86.4 %)

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Photo People Group Country Population ▼ Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherent 		%
Evangelical 		Scripture
Status 		Est. Workers
Needed *
Baggara, Shuwa Arab Chad 3,323,000 Arabic, Chadian Spoken Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % Complete Bible 66
Malay Indonesia 3,317,000 Malay Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 66
Banten Indonesia 3,259,000 Sunda Islam ● 0.12 % 0.12 % Complete Bible 65
Assamese (Muslim traditions) India 3,148,000 Assamese Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 63
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 3,039,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 61
Gilaki Iran 2,984,000 Gilaki Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Unspecified 60
Teli (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,902,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 58
Pashtun, Northern Afghanistan 2,878,000 Pashto, Northern Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.01 % Complete Bible 58
Arab, Palestinian Jordan 2,863,000 Arabic, South Levantine Spoken Islam ● 1.80 % 0.30 % Bible Portions 57
Berber, Imazighen Morocco 2,862,000 Tamazight, Central Atlas Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.06 % Bible Portions 57
Turk Germany 2,823,000 Turkish Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 56
Jula, Dyula Côte d'Ivoire 2,781,000 Jula Islam ● 0.60 % 0.50 % Complete Bible 56
Albanian Albania 2,714,000 Albanian, Gheg Islam ● 33.00 % 0.58 % New Testament -
Fulani, Adamawa Cameroon 2,697,000 Fulfulde, Adamawa Islam ● 1.40 % 1.30 % Complete Bible 54
Somali Kenya 2,597,000 Somali Islam ● 0.11 % 0.09 % Complete Bible 52
Mussali Pakistan 2,597,000 Punjabi, Western Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 52
Mende, Boumpe Sierra Leone 2,528,000 Mende Islam ● 13.00 % 9.13 % Complete Bible -
Turkmen, Middle-Eastern Iraq 2,487,000 Azerbaijani, South Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Complete Bible 50
Mazanderani, Tabri Iran 2,477,000 Mazandarani Islam ● 1.20 % 1.14 % Bible Portions 50
Makassar Indonesia 2,471,000 Makasar Islam ● 1.00 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 49
Gujjar (Muslim traditions) Pakistan 2,418,000 Hindko, Northern Islam ☀ 0.00 % Bible Portions 48
Beja, Bedawi Sudan 2,382,000 Bedawiyet Islam ● 0.80 % 0.70 % Bible Portions 48
Baloch unspecified Pakistan 2,380,000 Balochi, Eastern Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % New Testament 48
Berber, Shawiya Algeria 2,380,000 Tachawit Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % Bible Portions 48
Susu Guinea 2,374,000 Susu Islam ● 0.20 % 0.02 % Complete Bible 47
Totals: 4,041 Peoples   1,933,034,000     3,492 ●       35,367
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